The democratization of travel continues this summer as sites and services like Airbnb, Lyft and others continue to gain traction among even the most casual of travelers. Murphy points out the potential and tremendous cost savings to families who shop around using those services.

Murphy points out that travelers who aren't pregnant, trying to get pregnant or in that specific stage of their life probably don't need to worry as much about Zika which was around long before the current hype, and that countries affected by the virus already have plenty of mitigation programs in place.

Overall, simple common sense measures should be enough to calm traveler's fears.

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